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A professional soccer team is just what we need. We ought to go for a Major League Baseball team while we’re at it.
Not enough population base for an MLB excessive schedule.
Also, Indy lacks corporate HQs required to support MLB’s 81 home games.
The sole reason Indy will never get an MLB team is simple. No way will the Cubs, White Sox, Reds or Cardinal owners allow it to happen because of proximity.
Unless the White Sox move here. They want a new stadium. And chances of Chicago building them one is slim now that they will be building a new Bears stadium.
And the corporate HQ thing is no longer an issue. LLY will be a TRILLION dollar company before long. That alone is the equivalent of multiple corporate headquarters.
Having an MLS franchise and professional soccer would be great for the city. If you look at Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, those franchises are attracting all kinds of younger fans, and both are in fantastic stadiums that have hosted more than just MLS matches.
Even though Cincinnati and Columbus are smaller, they seem to have deeper pockets when it come to come projects. Of course their football stadium is only worth about half as much as Lucas Oil and they don’t have professional basketball and the facilities that requires. The Stadium project for soccer does look nice though. That section of downtown could certainly use some attention.
Merge the existing plan for Indy 11 to transition to MLS if we get a team. Just do the right thing. Honor your commitments.
What if it was Keystone and the 11 that were unable to honor their commitments? That seems likely given the economic environment (interest rates and cost increases) and overly ambitious proposal. So the City sought (or was approached with) other options.
From an urban design standpoint, the Indy 11 site would be better for MLS and the city. Plus it connects the new Elanco site to the core of downtown. The helipad site will require a tight squeeze between Washington and the CSX railroad, and CSX ain’t moving out. Plus Maryland has to be realigned. A stadium there would be very imposing on the adjacent environments.
+1 there is absolutely no reason to choose another location for the stadium.
Boss Hogsett ruins everything he touches. I can’t believe Oliver Luck even approached him about this plan to bring MLS to Indy. If I wanted to do something in Marion County, the last person I would involve is Hogsett.
Upon further review and im sure there will be more info to come out on the subject but here’s a few facts. The mayor went to NYC and was giving a checklist of things the city must do to even be considered for MLS expansion. Whatever was said gave the mayor the encouragement needed to make his announcement. The MLS commissioner clearly stated that a USL team can’t be elevated to MLS. So regardless, Keystone Group nor the city can keep Indy Eleven. The other issue is that Keystone docent fit the requirements of an experienced management group of an MLS team. This is another criteria the league requires. Then after the city looked at the numbers, Keystone group would never realistically be able to solely finance a MLS team let alone manage one. So the city felt it had to act as it did for the Pan Am Plaza project. Im not saying the cities approach was or is appropriate but we must remember Indy is joking for position against its peers. I believe the best way to deal with this is to let Keystone Group develop and own the stadium and eleven park. Let outside investors run and manage the team but also allow Keystone Group to buy into the team whatever percentage they can afford. Keystone Group has been pivotol to many major developments around the city and has kept Indy Elven in the city and competitive for 11yrs. There’s a strong passionate fan base here and the city should work with Keystone group to finish Eleven Park. This with outside investors will look good as a joint effort from the league that Indy is serious about bringing MLS here. So much so that everyone is willing to work together to take the city to the next level. Do abandon the Eleven Park project and leave Keystone Group out of million already spent on the project. There’s away to get what everyone wants and it’s a win win for the city overall.
I wish there was an edit button but I meant to say Indy is JOCKEYING for position not joking.
plus I would like to add that the city has mentioned it has outside investors and a management team that’s willing to help bring a MLS team to Indy. This is KEY, BIG pockets and an experienced MLS management team
That’s the other Kevin P, not me.
With a good lawyer, Keystone could long delay (and perhaps kill off) the helipad proposal.
There is a stench in the air like decaying garbage.
Reject this PSDA and put it on Diamond Chain.
Note to editor: the proposed Eleven stadium site is on the EAST side of White River. (Elanco is across the river on the west side.)